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Continue reading →: Rambling Review: it sucks to be us | and we see youA text-based game about a failed night of putting yourself out there at an event that probably isn’t for you. How it turns around (or how it doesn’t) depends on you.
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Continue reading →: How to Host a (Successful) itch.io Co-op BundleEarlier this month, I hosted my first co-op bundle on itch.io: The Illustrated Prose Bundle. From planning to promotion, here’s what I recommend based on what I’ve learned and observed over time.
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Continue reading →: Flash Reviews: Transhet Jam 2026The goal of the Transhet Jam was to encourage the creation of transhet stories: romance or erotica involving characters of different genders, of which at least one is trans. Did it succeed? YES.
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Continue reading →: Rambling Review: Psych Ward In The Sky | Bad Representation Rules, ActuallyPsych Ward In The Sky is a yaoi visual novel about the daily lives of prisoners in a correctional facility in space. It’s violent, disturbing, sexy, hilarious, sad all in one – a combination that isn’t for everyone, but it scratches a specific itch I have for dead dove stories.
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Continue reading →: How to Get those Heckin’ CommissionsHow does one get those elusive commissions? This guide slash insane ramble will not tell you that the answer lies in posting on a certain platform or “just drawing porn”, because that’s not how it works.
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Continue reading →: Early Review: The Fall of the Rose Princess | Magical Girls & a Trans Man Villain!A work-in-progress illustrated novel bringing us magical girls, betrayal, complicated sexy feelings, and most excitingly for me personally – a cool trans man villain who may or may not corrupt our darling heroine (I guess we’ll all have to read to find out!).
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Author & artist of illustrated novels talking about indie stuff they like. Vaguely focused on books and text-heavy media, transmasc, queer & neurodivergent stories, and guides for creatives.
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